Time of a bit of colour!

For more details on that trip, see www.stephenburch.com/trips/australia/aus_oreillys.htm

Male Hawfinch - Norfolk

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King Penguins, South Georgia.

King Penguins, South Georgia

"King" is a male brown bear born in January 2014, Mont d'Orzeires, Vallorbe, Switzerland

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Boca Tapada - Costa Rica

abstract art

Taken at Gold Harbour, South Georgia on our cruise to the Falklands Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica in 2019. I can't help but think how fortunate I was to visit this area before Covid-19 halted all travel.

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Opening. I will post another shot when it is fully open. It is a very large flower - perfect for drying when it 'Dies'. :)

King penguin chicks, South Georgia.

Königsgeier

Brevard Zoo

Melbourne

Florida

USA

Barrow/Utqiagvik, Alaska-17141

Photo was taken last year

I think you can imagine how wonderful it was to see these birds just in front of me...

Done for Crazy Tuesday.

A little bit of wildlife. A king vulture or Sarcoramphus.

Have a beautiful day, everyone!

Taken at Gold Harbour, South Georgia. This was a nesting site with thousands of these penguins. Taken on our cruise to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica 2019.

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Nah more like a Jester than a King

Barrow, Alaska.

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One of the fleet at Moss Landing, just north of Monterey, California.

Third king of Belgium.

King from 1909 - 1934

Albert I died after a fall from the rocks in Marche-les-Dames on February 17, 1934.

Alaska's King Mountain and a portion of the Chugach range rising majestically above the Matunuska river.

Thanks for taking a peak peek!

From the top of King's Tor on Boxing Day.

Perched atop the Tintagel cliffs stands a bronze statue of King Arthur clutching his sword and gazing back across the ruins of Tintagel castle in Cornwall, England, it is around 8ft tall , and created by Rubin Enyon, and is truly an amazing work of art

There is a colour version of this picture on my Flickr account if you would like to see it :)

King Penguins, South Georgia.

For video see:

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Cold, wet, grey January.

King's Gatchell on the Honiton Road in Trull, Somerset.

I spotted this Wood Stork standing in the very top of a large cypress tree while driving through the backroads of the Everglades. They say they are a barometer of the health of the Everglades. They also like to stand tall looking down on the rest.

Boca Tapada - Costa Rica

Rallus Elegans

One very tough bird to get in the open, but if you wait long enough, it does pop out very briefly.

Montgomery, PA

So, do we call a female King Parrot a Queen? I think we should. This beauty was lurking in the depths of my old computer which I managed to wake this morning from what has been a year long sleep. Had all sorts of dramas with it, but it seemed to wake up fine and I was able to salvage a thousand or so old images from it.

Taken near Apollo Bay in Victoria where they regularly visited the local houses and gardens. So wonderful to get close!

eastern kingbird & unfortunate dragonfly

canoe island, lake george

caught on the wing, then perched in order to flip and swallow it head first.

One of the fleet at Moss Landing, just north of Monterey, California.

With its top-heavy physique, energetic flight, and piercing rattle, the Belted Kingfisher seems to have an air of self-importance as it patrols up and down rivers and shorelines. It nests in burrows along earthen banks and feeds almost entirely on aquatic prey, diving to catch fish and crayfish with its heavy, straight bill. These ragged-crested birds are a powdery blue-gray; males have one blue band across the white breast, while females have a blue and a chestnut band.

In South Florida they call the belted kingfisher the "Don King" of birds because of its distinctive, permanent bad-feather-day look that makes it easy to identify even at a distance.

I found this female along Peavine Road in Osceola County, Florida.

I "Broke Out" the old SX50 for a few shots!

O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat - Lamington National Park

Australia

Taken at Gold Harbour, South Georgia. This was a nesting site with thousands of these penguins.

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King Penguins, South Georgia.

Hoenderdaell … Anna Paulowna … Nederland

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King parrots have a very distinctive cry, it is easy to tell when there is one in the backyard.

Falkland Islands

King Penguins at Volunteer Point

Lady Bug-Bird,taking up all of this Flower Hear.

Last summer, we visited Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. I used this picture as the background for the Lego mini figures

ING:

You are a beauty my darling.

I'm so glad you're my Queen

QUEEN: (giggles)

I am also so happy with your mone...err.. with you my King.

Smile on Saturday's theme: Kings and Queens

Thank you all so much for the comment's fave's and group invitations. I appreciate it very much

Cheers to King Aiko

6 years old today

I have a reception and the gifts will be opened at 1600 - be sure you have bought me duck treats

Thank you in advance

Your humble King

The snow is falling and the sun sets at 4:30pm - so it seems fitting, at least for today to post a dark image. I had a good time with this crow, we sort of had a moment together. I love this pose, even with the head out of focus. The feathers look like a work of art - perhaps this is why I am so fascinated with birds:)

Have a lovely weekend! And I'm incredibly grateful for your visit:)